Financial Times (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
City regulator had decided not to extend rules to insurance companies and asset managers because their remuneration practices and risk profiles were different to those of banks
Corporate Law and Governance (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The Financial Services Authority has today announced that its remuneration code - which comes into force for large banks, building societies and broker dealers on 1 January 2010 - will not be extended to other FSA authorised firms. For further information, see here .
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
LONDON (Reuters) - The financial watchdog said on Tuesday it had no plans to alter existing curbs on bankers' bonuses and remuneration, or to extend them beyond the banking sector, until it reviews the rules in the middle of next year. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said on Tuesday holding back on change would allow regulators to assess the impact of EU changes and the effects of a banking...
Food Standards Agency (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
The Food Standards Agency in Scotland has today published a report summarising the outcomes of a stakeholder event on campylobacter research held on 17 June 2009 at Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
There has been a huge deal of argument over companies presenting sell rent back deals to homeowners who are struggling with debts and mortgage repayments.
Food Standards Agency (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The next FSA open Board meeting is being held at the Food Standards Agency's headquarters: Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH. It will begin at 2.30pm on Tuesday 8 December 2009 and will be chaired by Agency Chair Jeff Rooker. You can attend in person, watch it live online or listen-in via a free phone number, 0800 0730228.
Western Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
California farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural eligible producers can vote in Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections until Dec. 7, 2009.
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The last post on how to spend down your FSA was designed for folks who have just a few dollars left in their account. If you have a few hundred dollars left, you need to do more. You still have to spend it, because FSA balances are lost if you don’t spend it before the [...] How to Set FSA Amount from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com .
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, chances are you still have a few dollars left in your Flexible Spending Account (FSA), if you have one. The old backup solution is to stock up on over the counter supplies but that might not be the most effective use of your FSA dollars. OTC products [...] How to Spend Down Your FSA from personal finance blog Bargaineering.com .
On Our Radar Today (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Okay, so then the final account to cover is the Health Savings Account (HSA) The first thing to know is that not everyone is ALLOWED to get an HSA. You only qualify for an HSA if you are in what is considered to be a High Deductible ...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
It is rare for the Financial Services Authority to be accused of wielding too much power — more frequently we are criticised for not doing enough.
Andy Peacock (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
From the BBC website. 1992 UK Crashes out of ERM Chancellor Norman Lamont raised interest rates from 10% to 12% then to 15%, and authorised the spending of billions of pounds to buy up the sterling being frantically sold the current markets. But the measures failed to prevent the pound falling lower than its minimum level in the ERM. Second rise in the interest rate was reversed by the beleaguered...
News-Insurances (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned two Leytonstone insurance brokers, Faraz Ahmed Siddique and Waqas Ahmed Siddique, for lying to cover up Waqas Siddique’s criminal conviction. Waqas Siddique was charged with conspiracy to defraud in March 2007. One month later he applied for individual approval to perform controlled functions at Aston Sterling Insurance Services Limited [...]...
Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published the summarised feedback it received on whether to extend its code on remuneration policies to other FSA-authorised firms. The FSA's remuneration code comes into force for large banks, building societies and broker dealers on 1 January 2010. It will apply to any remuneration awards made by these firms for the 2009 performance year.
HealthyConcerns.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
So, I've never had a Flexible Spending Account, even back when I worked at a company that offered one. For those of you who don't know what an FSA is, here's a good article, but it's basically a way to...
